Hoof-pad



(No Model.)

W. MULLOY.

HOOP PAD. No. 347,821. Patented Aug. 24, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

XVILLIAM MULLOY, OF GREAT FALLS, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

HOOF-PAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 347,821, dated August24, 1886.

Application filed November 19, 1885. Serial No.183,309. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MULLOY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Great Falls, in the county of Strafford and State of NewHampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Moistureor Pressure Pads for Horses Shoes; and I do declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description oftheinvention, such as willeuableothers skilled in the art to which it ap pertains to make and usethesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figuies of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention has relation to improvements in devices to prevent snowfrom accumulating on the under side of a horses hoof; and it con sistsin the novel construction and arrangement ofa pair of plates pi voted toone another, and provided with a securing-flange and an expansiondevice, preferably a spring the ends of which are secured to each plate,which serves to force the flanges beneath the shoe and secure the platethereto, all as will be hereinafter more fully explained, andparticularly pointed out in the appended claim.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate myinvention, in which Figure 1 is a bottom view of a horses shoe, showingmy device applied. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of thesame, taken in the course of the dotted line a: a: on Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isa plan view of the plate detached from the shoe, and Fig. 4 is a sideview of the hook.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates theplate, which consists of two halves, aa, which are constructed toconform to the inside curve of the horseshoe. These plates are eachprovided with an outer flange, b b, and are pivoted at their forwardends to one another, as at c, and each halfplate is further providedwith perforations d d, in which are riveted the ends of a bowspring, e,which serves toexpand the plates and force the flanges between the shoeand under side of the horses hoof, thus securing the same thereto. Astop-lug, f, is provided on one of the plates, against which the edge ofthe opposite plate abuts, thus aiding the spring in keeping the twinplates from becoming accidentally displaced,aud one of said plates isfurther provided with a perforation, g, which is designed to receive thehooked end of a tool, h, which is used in drawing or closing the platestoward one another against the pressure of the spring, thus disengagingthe flange from the shoe and allowing the detachable plate to be removedfrom the foot of the horse.

It will be seen from the above description, and by reference to theannexed drawings, that by my device no snow can accumulate on the underside of the hoof, and it can be readily detached from the shoe. it isdurable, and at the same time cheap to manufacture.

I disclaim the broad idea of using detachable pivoted wings formed forunion within the horseshoe, and to be attached by expansion of saidplates, with or without a spring above the plates.

I am also aware of an edgewise expansible metallic plate made in twoparts, which, when united, have the approximate shape of the interiorspace of a horseshoe, and provided with fingers to extend over the upperinner margin of the shoe upon a hoof, and having an expansible spring,such as shown in the Patent No. 221,272, dated November 4, 1879, anddisclaim, broadly, such device.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent,

WILLIAM MULLOY.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH A. STIOKNEY, J AMES S. MODANIEL.

